Our writing group met up again this morning, but it was quite a different meeting than usual. We're very fortunate that our group, apart from writing, have many varied talents. One of our group is a trained tour guide and today we were treated to a personal tour of Old Belfast called 'Rascals, Radicals and Reformers'.
What a lovely morning we had, spent in good company learning about parts of history we'd never been taught at school -
and parts of history that should be taught in school. We saw historic buildings that are treasured and preserved and many that should be treasured and preserved given their historical significance.
We were entertained on a relaxed and informative tour. I learned so much and saw parts of Belfast that were new to me, despite it being my home city. We heard about and saw some of old Belfast's street names and work being done to preserve old entries.
Being a chapter of writers, a stop at Writers Square for encouragement and inspiration had to be part of the tour.
But there was no shortage of that on our tour with many hidden spots revealing inspiring lines and reminders of our wee part of the world's rich literary history.
This city has seen the worst of days, some in my lifetime, and yet it bounces back, resilient. We should be proud of it's rich heritage filled with rascals, radicals and reformers in every century.
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